Esther McCarthy: Do owners really end up looking like their pets?

I had hoped that by adopting a lurcher, I too would magically become slender and svelte. Alas, the opposite seems to have occurred.

Esther McCarthy: You know the way they say owners start to look like their pets?

You know the way they say owners start to look like their pets? I had hoped that by adopting a lurcher, I too would magically become slender and svelte and a bit partial to sprinting. Alas, the opposite seems to have occurred.

This week alone, three different people commented on the dog’s weight.